Person
Brier, Royston Carr (1884 - 1960)
- Born
- 1884
- Died
- 1960
- Occupation
- Optometrist
Summary
Royston Brier was chief optician and director of Flavelle Brothers, the first firm of opticians in Brisbane. He was active in professional bodies, being office-bearer and twice President of the Institute of Ophthalmic Opticians of Queensland, and closely associated with the proposed establishment of a national professional body in 1918. Brier was heavily involved with efforts to secure the Opticians Act (1917) for Queensland.
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Chronology
- 1908
- Career position - Founding Member, Institute of Ophthalmic Opticians of Queensland
- 1908 - 1934
- Career position - Member of Council, Institute of Ophthalmic Opticians of Queensland
- 1909
- Education - Fellow, Institute of Ophthalmic Opticians of Queensland
- 1921
- Career position - President, Institute of Ophthalmic Opticians of Queensland
- 1922 - 1923
- Career position - Member of the Examinations Board, Institute of Ophthalmic Opticians of Queensland
- 1927
- Career position - President, Institute of Ophthalmic Opticians of Queensland
- 1934 - 1938
- Career position - Member of Council, Institute of Optometrists (Queensland)
Published resources
Journal Articles
- Vincent, Stephen J.; and Mountford, John A., 'Hamlyn R. Brier (1911 - 2001): Queensland's optometrist for all seasons', Clinical and Experimental Optometry, 100 (2017), 541-4. Details
Resources
- 'Brier, Royston Carr (1884-19601231)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1772623. Details
Helen Cohn
Created: 5 December 2017, Last modified: 3 July 2018